2020 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 6 - Jurisdiction of Courts in Matters Affecting Employer and Employee
Sec. 103 - Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; "yellow dog" contracts

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Citation 29 U.S.C. § 103 (2020)
Section Name §103. Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; "yellow dog" contracts
Section Text

Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy declared in section 102 of this title, is declared to be contrary to the public policy of the United States, shall not be enforceable in any court of the United States and shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any such court, including specifically the following:

Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company, association, or corporation, and any employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby

(a) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization; or

(b) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises that he will withdraw from an employment relation in the event that he joins, becomes, or remains a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization.

Source Credit

(Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, §3, 47 Stat. 70.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 29 - LABOR
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 6 - JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE
Sec. 103 - Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; "yellow dog" contracts
Contains section 103
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 47 Stat. 70
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